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Replacing lower break spring and bar on front bed of Passap6000E?

I cannot get the break spring and bar completely flush with the body; the pin is too wide to fit in the slot. I have refurbished this machine before, and on that one the pin fit completely into the slot. Does anyone know if there were slight variations in this mechanism from year model to year model?
lj, August 2009